TwinBridge MultiLingual Series
Japanese Partner 4.0
Demo Version
This is the demo version of the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0. This demo
does not contain all of the functions and vocabulary as in the full
commercial version. This demo version may be distributed freely provided
that no modification is made to the program, and this readme file must be
distributed along with the program in its entirety.
You may use this demo version only for evaluation purposes. Any commercial
use of this demo system must be authorized by TwinBridge Software Corporation.
A complete version may be purchased by contacting:
TwinBridge Software Corporation
1055 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 400
Monterey Park, CA 91754, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (213)263-3926
Order Hotline: (800) 894-6114 (US Only)
FAX: +1 (213)263-8126
E-mail: tbsales@twinbridge.com
Internet: http://www.twinbridge.com
Questions regarding this demo can be directed to : techsup@twinbridge.com
Introduction
TwinBridge has established its reputation in the computing industry as the
pioneer in the development of multi-lingual system on Windows platform. The
latest version, Japanese Partner 4.0, is the result of our never ending quest
to introduce the most powerful and yet intuitive multi-lingual system to
global users.
What is the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0?
The TwinBridge Japanese Partner is a Windows application which allows double-
byte Japanese characters to be processed in any Windows based applications.
Once Japanese Partner is started, Japanese characters can be entered simply
by selecting a Japanese font, and the character can be entered using one of
the many input methods (such as Roma-Kanji, Simple-Stroke, etc).
New features of the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0
(Certain features are not available in this demo version, please see below)
* Proprietary coding scheme based on the Unicode standard which supports most
popular coding standards such as JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS. A total of 20902
CJK characters, 2350 Hanguel characters, and Japanese Kana characters are
supported. While the Japanese Partner includes Japanese input methods, all
of the characters can be entered with Unicodes.
In addition to the JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS codes, Japanese Partner comes with
three other Unicode based internal codes: TBCJK, JISCJK, and SJISCJK. All
three coding standards include all of the CJK characters in the Unicode
character set, but with different character arrangements. TBCJK characters
are arranged in the order of the Unicode character set, while JISCJK and
SJISCJK follow the JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS standards for backward
compatibility. Code conversion is possible between all of the code standards
with the included code converter utility.
* New system interface including:
Floating control center with graphical buttons for accessing major system
functions.The control center will attach to the title bar of the active
Window or float freely on the Windows desktop. Windows applications can be
launched with the quick launch button in the control center.
* Variable size floating prompt line with features such as:
* Auto-hide and hot keys functionality.
* The prompt line can be set to double lines or single line. Prompt line
characters' size and font can be changed according to user's preferences.
* Punctuation/Symbol characters mapping table to facilitate inputting of
punctuation and symbols.
* Compatibility with third party DBCS TrueType fonts such as J-Windows DBCS
fonts.
* Automatic display internal code of the character entered. For example,
by entering a character, the system will display the internal code of the
character.
* Compatible with Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.1 for workgroup,
OS/2 (full Windows mode), Power Mac with Soft Windows v2.0
* Supports Internet software such as Netscape, Eudora etc.
What is the difference between the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0
standard version and the demo version?
The demo version is similar to the standard commercial version of the
Japanese Partner 4.0 for users to evaluate the features available. The
interface remains identical to the standard version, but the following
features are removed to conserve space.
Functions not supported in the demo version:
* TwinBridge Outline Fonts (only bitmapped JPN SYSTEM font is available).
* DBCS TrueType Fonts.
* Down sized Japanese phrase dictionary. The automatic phrase addition is
blocked out.
* English-Japanese Input Method.
* Simple-Stroke (Includes all 20902 CJK Japanese characters) Input Method.
* The JPN SYSTEM font under CJK internal code setti